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up next, brett ehrlich heads into the land of romney to break down the specifics of the noncommittal answer. >> is being vague a good thing? i may or may not answer that question after some time. polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life....
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tuesday night, romney blamed president obama for sympathizing with the attackers and then he double downed on those claims again wednesday morning. take a look. >> the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> romney is basing that off of a statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo saying it does not support the criticism of muslims' religious beliefs. not only was that statement never approved by washington, it was also issued four hours before the attacks in an effort to calm the situation down. president obama, in fact, did condemn the attacks and said he is shocked romney would play politics during a time the united states is still mourning the loss of four of its diplomats. romney is now seeing a big backlash from those statements, even from conservatives but a few are actually taking his side. former secretary of state henry kissinger says he can understand romney's severe reaction to the violence. jim demint called romney absolutely right on libya and senator jon kyl said the
tuesday night, romney blamed president obama for sympathizing with the attackers and then he double downed on those claims again wednesday morning. take a look. >> the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> romney is basing that off of a statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo saying it does not support the criticism of muslims' religious beliefs. not only was that...
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up next, brett ehrlich heads into the land of romney to break down the specifics of the noncommittal answer. >> is being vague a good thing? i may or may not answer [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025, we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the exceedingly nimble ridiculously agile tight turning, fun to drive 2013 smart. ♪ ♪ >> jennifer: as mitt romney tries to move on from his vague and confused criticism of president obama's foreign policy, we can only hope he'll get back to his vague confused plans for our nation's future. acc
up next, brett ehrlich heads into the land of romney to break down the specifics of the noncommittal answer. >> is being vague a good thing? i may or may not answer [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025, we could have 20 million jobs without enough...
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. >> romney shut down our plant. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin. >> i still love that ad. then rove comes up with the world's lamest excuse. >> they cut their winning percentage by over romney by about two thirds, but the president -- he succeeded by suppressing the vote. >> wait, wait, wait, obama suppressed the vote? obama suppressed the vote! you're a stitch, karl. and we continue to rub it in the faces about how wrong they were. >> obviously i think with the election results last night, do you want to offer an apology? >> we missed the north carolina senate race. >> yes you did. >> by the way, i didn't. i got that one right too. by wait, the most accurate pollster for the election, you will love that result. don't miss that. it's go time. >> president obama's reelection is a devastating blow. >> if obama wins, it's the end of the republican party. >> we are in a war. >> the republican party has to rethink strategy. >> we're going to wind by a landslide. i plead guilty.
. >> romney shut down our plant. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin. >> i still love that ad. then rove comes up with the world's lamest excuse. >> they cut their winning percentage by over romney by about two thirds, but the president -- he succeeded by suppressing the vote. >> wait, wait, wait, obama suppressed the vote? obama suppressed the vote! you're a stitch, karl. and we continue to rub it in the faces about how wrong they...
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romney's gaps may be a huge issue down the stretch. >> for romney in this particular case though is part of the issue how he has handled damage control. ramny is now saying that he now misspoke in his comment yesterday. this is 36 hours later. is that a problem? >> well it's a problem -- i'll say this. he did correct it yesterday on his press plane he went out to his reporters and said i didn't mean what i said. here is what i meant. i misspoke. so yes, it's a problem that this is a two or three-day story. he probably gets slightly higher marks on how he dealt with the tax issue where he didn't do anything for an entire week. so he is trying to fix it here. it is going to take a couple of days. >> david great stuff and thank for your time. >> thank you. >> now we're joining by reuters political correspondent. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> any chance of an impact on his opponents or just preaching to the converted. >> david, i think presidents are expected to make religion a part of their routine. two-thirds of all voters say they expect a president to have strong religious beli
romney's gaps may be a huge issue down the stretch. >> for romney in this particular case though is part of the issue how he has handled damage control. ramny is now saying that he now misspoke in his comment yesterday. this is 36 hours later. is that a problem? >> well it's a problem -- i'll say this. he did correct it yesterday on his press plane he went out to his reporters and said i didn't mean what i said. here is what i meant. i misspoke. so yes, it's a problem that this is a...
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i've been listening to you trash mitt romney, literally. man you're going down the totem poll. the supreme court term, is is it going to be as fun as last year. and libya, an interesting story to see how long the republicans try to flay this one. it won't do them any good. and "countdown" to denver. it will be fun to see them talk about the debate more than the candidates do. we'll have a good time. >> cenk: sounds good. we voted not guilty on all counts of mitt romney. >> eliot: come on, you guys--i'm glad i never had you on one of my juries. >> cenk: thank you eliot. when we come back, elbow of the day. i'm going to tell you who it is. keep it between you and me, it's on paul ryan, but who will deliver it on his head? it's a really fun topic. we'll see when we come back. no no, don't (vo) always outspoken, now unleashed. joy behar. >> on my next show, i'll get into cohen to dish on all 36 current housewives, and still have time left over for bethany. (vo) now, it's your turn. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> cenk: did you know since 1825
i've been listening to you trash mitt romney, literally. man you're going down the totem poll. the supreme court term, is is it going to be as fun as last year. and libya, an interesting story to see how long the republicans try to flay this one. it won't do them any good. and "countdown" to denver. it will be fun to see them talk about the debate more than the candidates do. we'll have a good time. >> cenk: sounds good. we voted not guilty on all counts of mitt romney. >>...
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i've been listening to you trash mitt romney, literally. man you're going down the totem poll. the supreme court term, is is it going to be as fun as last year. and libya, an interesting story to see how long the republicans try to flay this one. it won't do them any good. and "countdown" to denver. it will be fun to see them talk about the debate more than the candidates do. we'll have a good time. >> cenk: sounds good. we voted not guilty on all counts of mitt romney. >> eliot: come on, you guys--i'm glad i never had you on one of my juries. >> cenk: thank you eliot. when we come back, elbow of the day. i'm going to tell you who it is. keep it between you and me, it's on paul ryan but who will deliver it on his head? it's a really fun topic. we'll see when we come back. no no, don't let him fall. people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? he's right. those are tough hard
i've been listening to you trash mitt romney, literally. man you're going down the totem poll. the supreme court term, is is it going to be as fun as last year. and libya, an interesting story to see how long the republicans try to flay this one. it won't do them any good. and "countdown" to denver. it will be fun to see them talk about the debate more than the candidates do. we'll have a good time. >> cenk: sounds good. we voted not guilty on all counts of mitt romney. >>...
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and here's mitt romney essentially talking down to them. i mean that's just on top of course of their plan to voucherize medicare and increase cost to seniors on medicare by making them pay higher premiums and higher co-pays in order to reinstate the overpayments to insurance companies so on top of policies that hit them across the head, he's insulting all of these individuals as well. >> bill: now there's no doubt that this has been not politically bad for romney, good for president obama. the important question is will this help some of the down ballot candidates. will this lift in the polls which we've seen in the swing states, even before these comments coming out of the convention for president obama. is this going to help candidates for the house and for the senate? >> i think it will. the momentum that you have begun to see in favor of the president is generating additional momentum for our house candidates. you see the generic polls. republican versus democrat congressional polls widening. now look we're still about 50 days out. we'
and here's mitt romney essentially talking down to them. i mean that's just on top of course of their plan to voucherize medicare and increase cost to seniors on medicare by making them pay higher premiums and higher co-pays in order to reinstate the overpayments to insurance companies so on top of policies that hit them across the head, he's insulting all of these individuals as well. >> bill: now there's no doubt that this has been not politically bad for romney, good for president...
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it looks like mitt romney is significantly down in the important swing states. does your strategy shift now and if so how? >> i think he has to be aggressive, without seeming to be aggressive and i think it's a tricky act for him to pull off. i think that his supporters realize that he is probably behind as the polls indicate and that he needs to really change some minds tonight. i think in some way there's more pressure on president obama simply because the polls indicate and most people expect that he will win the debate and that's a tough position to be in. but at the same time because governor romney has to do so much more -- he has to change the course of this race tonight, and that puts an enormous amount of pressure on him. so he is going to try to be aggressive, but his advisors in one ear are saying be aggressive, and in the other ear they are saying be a nice guy. the president's popularity ratings are high. you can't be too over the top and come off unlikable. >> cenk: i think that's it exactly. and can he pull off that really tough balance. >> jennif
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how much trouble is mitt romney in? we sent ben down davis to talk to the odds makers and how certain are they if they are at all that president obama's going to win. ben reports fromvasion when we return. >> you can't pick a winner? >> i would lose that bet. >> cenk: we'll tell you about ohio and of course, the elbow of the day which is actually four elbows this time around. i'm not going to ask you to guess them all thomas jefferson said that a successful democracy depended on an informed electorate. our country's future depends on you. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. take the time to learn about the issues. don't just vote, vote smart. kucinich. >> cenk: ohio critical in this election. we'll get a no poll, 46-48 president obama in the lead. that is one of the smaller leads, but the overall average obama at 48.9% and romney at 46.6%. even there about a 3 point lead, two to 3 point lead in ohio, so that's pretty good. what's happening in ohio? obvio
how much trouble is mitt romney in? we sent ben down davis to talk to the odds makers and how certain are they if they are at all that president obama's going to win. ben reports fromvasion when we return. >> you can't pick a winner? >> i would lose that bet. >> cenk: we'll tell you about ohio and of course, the elbow of the day which is actually four elbows this time around. i'm not going to ask you to guess them all thomas jefferson said that a successful democracy depended...
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mitt romney is down 19 points but now he is trying to turn women against president obama payment claiming they have lost 92% of jobs under the current professional. po lit i politifacts says it's too soon for any of obamaoosoos policies to have taken place. the reason women did was that men lost most of the jobs and women were following suit. connecticut will abolish the death penalty. the state house has done the same. the governor says he will sign the bill. it will be four states that have done away with capital punishment in the last five years. we are in chat current.com/bill press. join us. as i understand it in radio they can't see you, stephanie miller rounds out current's new morning news block. >>it's completely inappropriate for television. >>sharp tongue, quick wit and about all, politically direct. >>politically direct to me means no bs, the real thing, cutting through the clutter. my show is the most important show in the world. ♪ >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv. this is the bill press show. >> what do you say on this thursday, april 12t
mitt romney is down 19 points but now he is trying to turn women against president obama payment claiming they have lost 92% of jobs under the current professional. po lit i politifacts says it's too soon for any of obamaoosoos policies to have taken place. the reason women did was that men lost most of the jobs and women were following suit. connecticut will abolish the death penalty. the state house has done the same. the governor says he will sign the bill. it will be four states that have...
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but it's coming down. >> it is coming down. >> i think romney has made some gains in wisconsin. it made sense for him to play there, but those are still structurally democratic states. if you look at the wisconsin recall vote last week even with that turnout that kept scott walker in office those voters were favoring obama by eight points. so it does look like this is -- he is playing on obama's turf which he should be doing but we should be clear, it's still obama's turn. >> let's look at the swing state polls. we have recent data. in pennsylvania, we see that the president is up 46 to 48%. messages here that romney is going to have to watch. >> it's interesting. he is still -- this is still a state in the western part of the state where obama has actually under performed democratic performance historically and it's related to your last segment. there is still some kind of racial gap in his connection with white blue clar voters. i bet the pollsters found that interesting. >> working on. >> something lake partners wants to take off. >> pennsylvania, the reverse is happened. fro
but it's coming down. >> it is coming down. >> i think romney has made some gains in wisconsin. it made sense for him to play there, but those are still structurally democratic states. if you look at the wisconsin recall vote last week even with that turnout that kept scott walker in office those voters were favoring obama by eight points. so it does look like this is -- he is playing on obama's turf which he should be doing but we should be clear, it's still obama's turn. >>...
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that would be the strategy i would advise governor romney to utilize heading down the homestretch in this campaign. >> jennifer: humanizing is always a good one. thank you so much for coming in. former congressman j.d. hayworth. after the break, confuse the middle. we're going to talk about that strategy. how is mitt romney doing it and what does president obama have to do to undo it? michael tomasky of "newsweek" daily beat is going to help us break down that part of mitt romney's strategy. that's next only right here in "the war room." there's joy and now there's joy on current tv. >>i feel like i don't even know you. >>just stay on your side of the screen, okay? >>brought to you by geico. 15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance. visit geico.com for a free rate quote. unwrap your paradise. soft, sweet coconut covered in rich, creamy chocolate. almond joy and mounds. unwrap paradise. >> jennifer: welcome back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. we started the show by stating romney is pursuing three strategies. rally the g.o.p. base, confuse the middle and suppr
that would be the strategy i would advise governor romney to utilize heading down the homestretch in this campaign. >> jennifer: humanizing is always a good one. thank you so much for coming in. former congressman j.d. hayworth. after the break, confuse the middle. we're going to talk about that strategy. how is mitt romney doing it and what does president obama have to do to undo it? michael tomasky of "newsweek" daily beat is going to help us break down that part of mitt...
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mitt romney around 30%. he's got to do better than that. we want to see a real policy with reform that's going to take care of people. thank you very much. we will see you right after this. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> welcome to the bill press show. i am jamal simmons sitting in for bill press. you are going to see us talk this morning more talk about the debates out in denver, colorado the rumble in the rockies. >> we are going to talk some more about the debates, talk about paul ryan. first, we are going to hear from lisa ferguson with current news. >> good morning, everyone. mitt romney is releasing a new ad ahead of the presidential debates. as we talked about earlier this debate will center around the economy and this is an obvious appeal to the middle c
mitt romney around 30%. he's got to do better than that. we want to see a real policy with reform that's going to take care of people. thank you very much. we will see you right after this. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit...
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mitt romney claimed that production under president obama, oil and gas production is down 14%. he said under president obama there's been no drilling on federal lands public lands. he also said that president obama rejected the keystone pipeline. so let's take them in order. gas price. is it the government's role? >> the questioner specifically asked if it is the energy department's role to set gas prices. the answer is no. it is the energy department's job to guard our arsenal of nuclear weapons. that's its primary purview. that's most of what its budget goes for. it is not the government's job to set gas prices. gas prices are dependent on the global price of oil. that is set on a global market by supply and demand. that's probably as it should be. nations that do control their country's gas prices such as venezuela, huge government subsidies. it is generally not looked at as good policy. neither candidate gave an honest answer to that question. >> bill: if they say there's not much we can do about it, it sounds like they're just not doing their job? >> but it's true. >> bill
mitt romney claimed that production under president obama, oil and gas production is down 14%. he said under president obama there's been no drilling on federal lands public lands. he also said that president obama rejected the keystone pipeline. so let's take them in order. gas price. is it the government's role? >> the questioner specifically asked if it is the energy department's role to set gas prices. the answer is no. it is the energy department's job to guard our arsenal of nuclear...
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after that first debate, and that's where we crossed, but now you see that romney is coming back down and the president is actually retaking the lead after that. so the good news is that there does seem to be a shift in that momentum. now, what -- the next version of this is, so that the president has -- after he has gained the lead, we know we have got more than just trend lines to go on. we have early voting as well and as of today, 9 million voters have already cast ballots. 9 million. that is on track to beat 2008's record when a third of all ballots were cast early. and in states that report results by party, democrats hold a lead. take a look. in iowa the president is up 13% in early voting. in nevada he is up 8%. in ohio he is up 21 points. and in north carolina the president is leading among early voters by 19%. in other states like virginia they don't give out early voting numbers by party, but here is what we do know in virginia. about 5% of virginia voters have already cast a ballots and the majority of those are women, and that's very good us in because the president has m
after that first debate, and that's where we crossed, but now you see that romney is coming back down and the president is actually retaking the lead after that. so the good news is that there does seem to be a shift in that momentum. now, what -- the next version of this is, so that the president has -- after he has gained the lead, we know we have got more than just trend lines to go on. we have early voting as well and as of today, 9 million voters have already cast ballots. 9 million. that...
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the entire romney strategy for the campaign is to tear down obama. not to tell romney's story. then all of a sudden comes august and the romney campaign has to essential liripoop their playbook and entry to introduce their candidate for presidency. people still don't know mitt romney. i don't know if this is just one speech in primetime will be enough to break through the way they need to. >> cenk: fair enough. invisible obama what do you think? what, michael should do what with john? [ chuckling ] now seriously guys, overall convention, take away. they try for the mormon vote as amanda pointed out. and then the latino vote, i never seen romney speak so much spanish in one month. yeah, i got it. latinos. it doesn't really work. but did they effectively communicate to independents and get a couple of those guys on their side? or did they talk too much about themselves whether its chris christie marco ruby, rubio. >> i think they failed to get across the diversity message that they try to get across. they got very close on the last night. i thought they were going to pull it off
the entire romney strategy for the campaign is to tear down obama. not to tell romney's story. then all of a sudden comes august and the romney campaign has to essential liripoop their playbook and entry to introduce their candidate for presidency. people still don't know mitt romney. i don't know if this is just one speech in primetime will be enough to break through the way they need to. >> cenk: fair enough. invisible obama what do you think? what, michael should do what with john? [...
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romney is down eight points against obama in ohio in the latest "washington post" poll. in that is bad news because of the fact that no republican candidate has ever taken the white house without care rig the state. but team romney still thinks they are within the margin of error. they are also hoping that ryan can save the ticket. as for president obama, he is dolling out plenty of money in ohio. this is something we see every four years as presidential candidates pay particular at attention to certain swing states. in this case it's president obama with ohio. ohio took home four time as much energy as any other state from the clen energy tax credit and it has the largest loan in the history of the u.s. small business administration. we are back with more bill press live at the break. and as always we are in chat at current.com/billpress. all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and >>you just think there is no low they
romney is down eight points against obama in ohio in the latest "washington post" poll. in that is bad news because of the fact that no republican candidate has ever taken the white house without care rig the state. but team romney still thinks they are within the margin of error. they are also hoping that ryan can save the ticket. as for president obama, he is dolling out plenty of money in ohio. this is something we see every four years as presidential candidates pay particular at...
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>> whenever you want to come on down, but mitt romney is a liar. >> yep. >> and just what you said. okay. first of all, yes under obama administration, women have lost a lot of jobs, but don't forget the tea party when they lied and said they would bring jobs and they got all of these people that couldn't find work believing in them as soon as they took office they cut a lot of state jobs. >> yep. >> that's a good point. had public sector jobs kept up with how many private sector jobs we have been gaining, the unemployment rate would be much lower. but they seem to root for firing cops and teachers. and the boner. >> the president checked out last labor day. >> it is impolite to be orange labor day. [ laughter ] >> because he is orange. [ whacky comedy music ] [ mumbling ] >> mike in seattle. hi, mike. >> hello. hey, love the show. >> thank you. >> it's pretty much my grief line, so big fan here. >> awe. >> i just heard you talk about how romney has obviously a big choice coming up for his vp pick, and i think president obama also has an important choice to make coming up, and the t
>> whenever you want to come on down, but mitt romney is a liar. >> yep. >> and just what you said. okay. first of all, yes under obama administration, women have lost a lot of jobs, but don't forget the tea party when they lied and said they would bring jobs and they got all of these people that couldn't find work believing in them as soon as they took office they cut a lot of state jobs. >> yep. >> that's a good point. had public sector jobs kept up with how many...
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i mean already in our paper down here in florida, they are talking about romney and now pushing his bucket off to the side. that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. he should be embracing it if i am mott mistaken. >> the fact is he did embrace it. now he realizes what a hot issue it is and what a maybe suicidal issue it is. so romney embraces ryan but tries to put some distance between himself and ryan's bucket. he cannot do that. cannot do it. you get ryan and the budget. you get rid of social security. >> this is "the bill press show." >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the hight amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> this is "the bill press show." >> i must admit when i begged mitt romney to pick paul ryan as his running mate i didn't expect him to take my advice. he did. august 13th. 33 minutes after the hour. we are brought to you today by the utility work
i mean already in our paper down here in florida, they are talking about romney and now pushing his bucket off to the side. that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. he should be embracing it if i am mott mistaken. >> the fact is he did embrace it. now he realizes what a hot issue it is and what a maybe suicidal issue it is. so romney embraces ryan but tries to put some distance between himself and ryan's bucket. he cannot do that. cannot do it. you get ryan and the budget. you get rid of...
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sarah palin, but also mitt romney who has got to be going down in history as the biggest flip flop politician there ever has been, and ryan who evidently he doesn't either realize that we live in the super information highway era or facts just are not going to get in his way, but as he is spewing out falsehood after falsehood after falsehood there is somebody checking that as he is saying it. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> >> caller: so i find that stunning. i have enjoyed a middle class lifestyle. i was an american my entire life. i am a middle class person who is struggling to stay middle class. i sigh myself fighting slowly and slowly closer to poverty being a single mother. i have an 18 year old teenager who i do not receive child support for her, and i lost a job that had i not lost it, i could have retired in about five years. that was over a year ago they lost it. >> bill: yes, it is people like you that michelle obama was speaking to last night and the rest of the democrats, people like you a single mom, and middle class trying to make ends meet that mitt romney and paul ryan don't give a damn
sarah palin, but also mitt romney who has got to be going down in history as the biggest flip flop politician there ever has been, and ryan who evidently he doesn't either realize that we live in the super information highway era or facts just are not going to get in his way, but as he is spewing out falsehood after falsehood after falsehood there is somebody checking that as he is saying it. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> >> caller: so i find that stunning. i have enjoyed a middle...
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let's break it down and show you what we are looking at. the koch brothers are going to kick in nearly $400 million to the super pac effort. the u.s. chamber of commerce about a hundred million dollars. romney romney's own pac and the rest of the money will come from smaller but no less influential groups. news of this broke just before my interview with david axelrod. >> there was a report this morning that the republican super pacs apart from romney and his own super pac intend to spend a billion dollars in this campaign, setting up shadow organizations, as well as running media so a handful of politicracs are going to try to buy this government. and the stakes of that are pretty profound. i'm obviously concerned about the implications for our race but we -- we braced ourselves and we have been talking about this for sometime for it, and it's a concern it's one of my big concerns, but for congressional candidates, it has got to be a nightmare. we saw in the last election 2010 in the last three weeks of those campaigns, super pacs swooped
let's break it down and show you what we are looking at. the koch brothers are going to kick in nearly $400 million to the super pac effort. the u.s. chamber of commerce about a hundred million dollars. romney romney's own pac and the rest of the money will come from smaller but no less influential groups. news of this broke just before my interview with david axelrod. >> there was a report this morning that the republican super pacs apart from romney and his own super pac intend to spend...
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and thinks he would crack down on china, and do more than president obama has. >> whatever that means. honestly that is the big question. how do you crack down on china. so there are a lot of vice president candidates have had challenge of meshing their precampaign running record with their policies. what are some examples of the policy ideas that separate the two? >> yeah, this is an important question and something i think -- you know we'll get a lot more attention. paul ryan has a long record in congress, and has taken a lot of votes, so he is on the record on a lot of things. have been a couple of examples, one with gay couples adopting children. paul ryan voted against allowing gay couples to adopt children where mitt romney said that is him. >> has he said that lately? i'm just wondering if romney has flip flopped on that particular issue? >> he has been fairly consistent on that. >> has he. >> he most recently stated that earlier this year during some of the primary debates. there was one in new hampshire where he restated that. so romney stuck by that portion of it. the most p
and thinks he would crack down on china, and do more than president obama has. >> whatever that means. honestly that is the big question. how do you crack down on china. so there are a lot of vice president candidates have had challenge of meshing their precampaign running record with their policies. what are some examples of the policy ideas that separate the two? >> yeah, this is an important question and something i think -- you know we'll get a lot more attention. paul ryan has...
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north carolina for mitt romney. i think ohio is going to be the battleground. my prediction, the white house moves to canton, ohio, between now and november. when the president goes back to washington, that becomes the new story. managing director campaign grid jordan lieberman and alexis mcgill johnson and ben smith editor in chief at buzzfeed.com. and the chief executive of citigroup wants a $15 million pay package but shareholders say not so fast. next on viewpoint. the ted conference held here every year in southern california is an event designed to bring the brightest minds in the world together to share their most powerful, influential and creative ideas. the speakers share a common goal, making the world a better, smarter place through innovation, technology and the power of big ideas. peter diamendes is the co-founder of the singularity university, an academic institution which strives to address one issue. computers are getting really smart really quickly. so, what are us flesh and blood types going to do about it? human brains haven't gotten all that
north carolina for mitt romney. i think ohio is going to be the battleground. my prediction, the white house moves to canton, ohio, between now and november. when the president goes back to washington, that becomes the new story. managing director campaign grid jordan lieberman and alexis mcgill johnson and ben smith editor in chief at buzzfeed.com. and the chief executive of citigroup wants a $15 million pay package but shareholders say not so fast. next on viewpoint. the ted conference held...
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they've sense taken it down. but they're also showing cleavage and nudist capital of the world. >> and they're differentiating themselves on mitt romney on this. they are saying that mitt romney doesn't care about gay people, he doesn't care about lesbians. >> but rereally do have to take very seriously the fact that this was a brave gesture without a shadow of a doubt, but obama is going to take a beating from the right wing. they are waiting for this type of fodder. this is an significant amount of interest in fighting gay marriage. north carolina's vote you discussed proves it, and we should understand this as a long-term and vicious battle. >> one that he was going to do any way. he was going to take a beating any way. >> now it's longer. >> that's right. earlier i spoke with gavin newsom, also a colleague of ours on current tv. first i asked him if this was a water shed event in american history. >> in the first sitting president in the history of this country that used those words i support same-sex marriag
they've sense taken it down. but they're also showing cleavage and nudist capital of the world. >> and they're differentiating themselves on mitt romney on this. they are saying that mitt romney doesn't care about gay people, he doesn't care about lesbians. >> but rereally do have to take very seriously the fact that this was a brave gesture without a shadow of a doubt, but obama is going to take a beating from the right wing. they are waiting for this type of fodder. this is an...
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sitting down and not working for this election is another thing. we can be -- let's put it this way. i would rather be barack obama today than mitt romney today . >> that's the best thing you could say. >> here are the battleground state polls which i think are interesting. this, again, these are polls that were separate from that nbc one came out today. romney winning in virginia obama winning in ohio obama in colorado, and romney in north carolina a completely all over the map. >> remember this the 12 battleground states you listed have either been traditionally battleground states over the last 20 years or they have been republican states. so what romney and obama are fighting over is either battle ground state territory or traditional republican territory. again, i would rather be barracks obama today than mitt romney. it doesn't mean it's going to be a close race. >> i agree with you. obviously there is a question for romney if he has to win all of these. right. >> look, virginia and north carolina a neither one of those states have voted for
sitting down and not working for this election is another thing. we can be -- let's put it this way. i would rather be barack obama today than mitt romney today . >> that's the best thing you could say. >> here are the battleground state polls which i think are interesting. this, again, these are polls that were separate from that nbc one came out today. romney winning in virginia obama winning in ohio obama in colorado, and romney in north carolina a completely all over the map....
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despite the denunciation mitt romney doubled down today on his hypocritical flip-flopping lie at a campaign stop in illinois. listen. >> romney: if i'm president i'll put work back in welfare. we will end a culture dependency and restore a culture of good hard work. >> jennifer: oh, my god what is the matter with romney's campaign team? do they think that this letter that he signed begging for waivers would be--would not be uncovered? they had to have known that that would have been easy to find that is what shoe really scare you. romney has put a political implantation that even though the republicans since the reagan years have asked for this flexibility, even though it's here in plaque and white with mitt romney's signature, even though republican governors continue to apply for waivers to this day the romney team made a political calculation that they would rather blow the dog whistle of the nation's first black president gutting welfare reform. they'd rather plant the idea that barack obama favors welfare queens and food stamps and all the other not-so-coded words that they can drum up
despite the denunciation mitt romney doubled down today on his hypocritical flip-flopping lie at a campaign stop in illinois. listen. >> romney: if i'm president i'll put work back in welfare. we will end a culture dependency and restore a culture of good hard work. >> jennifer: oh, my god what is the matter with romney's campaign team? do they think that this letter that he signed begging for waivers would be--would not be uncovered? they had to have known that that would have been...
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romney might not have as big ambitions so he might not have as hard of a time celling back down to earth. on a on a couple of issues, like russia, he has overstated where he can realistically go or what would be prudent. he will have to go through a period of reeducation, himself, if he wins. >> you wrote a fascinating piece in politico in which you ticked off a number of areas where there will be differences and began with an economic area which was the budget as it relates to specifically defense department. explain what that difference might be and what that reflects in terms of foreign policy? >> this gets to the whole decline debate. has america seen better days? where is our economy headed? people don't make enough to link. you cannot be a foreign policy president if you don't have a strong economy to base your military and your foreign aid on which to base just your role in managing global economic crises. i think here, of course barack obama has had a tough four years. i don't primarily blame him for it but it's been a tough four years. i agree with romney the main focus of this
romney might not have as big ambitions so he might not have as hard of a time celling back down to earth. on a on a couple of issues, like russia, he has overstated where he can realistically go or what would be prudent. he will have to go through a period of reeducation, himself, if he wins. >> you wrote a fascinating piece in politico in which you ticked off a number of areas where there will be differences and began with an economic area which was the budget as it relates to...
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the exact opposite of what romney is proposing. >> romney followed the bush highway. when they went down the bush highway of cutting taxes and at the same time trying to cut back on services for people that the money actually matters to, yeah, this is the rebellion they get. the rebellion that could end up bringing down the euro in greece. you don't have your population expect a certain standard of living throughout their lives and then say i'm sorry. that's all done now. because we won't tax the rich a little more. >> stephanie: i think that the 99% move, the occupy movement, i could be an overly happy clapy liberal, i think it is a perfect storm for president obama don't you? >> i do. if nothing else, it will get people energized. i mean as long as they don't get to tar the movement with people like these idiots in cleveland that got infiltrated by the fbi and made them pretend they were blowing up a bridge. >> stephanie: yeah. well, by the way the other big deal over the weekend with biden -- big fing deal. >> "meet the press." >> i'm absolutely comfortable that me
the exact opposite of what romney is proposing. >> romney followed the bush highway. when they went down the bush highway of cutting taxes and at the same time trying to cut back on services for people that the money actually matters to, yeah, this is the rebellion they get. the rebellion that could end up bringing down the euro in greece. you don't have your population expect a certain standard of living throughout their lives and then say i'm sorry. that's all done now. because we won't...
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romney blamed the president for not investing in our own ail saying it's down 14%. it is down this year. that is not indicative of the overall trend. we are in fact drilling more under president obama than we were under the bush administration. during the president's first three years in office, national production was up 12%. obama had it right when he said that during his administration, enough oil and gas pipelines have been built to circle the entire globe. more bill press is coming up right after the break. stay with us. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... build a ground-breaking car. good. now build a time machine. go here, find someone who can build a futuristic dash board display. bring future guy ba
romney blamed the president for not investing in our own ail saying it's down 14%. it is down this year. that is not indicative of the overall trend. we are in fact drilling more under president obama than we were under the bush administration. during the president's first three years in office, national production was up 12%. obama had it right when he said that during his administration, enough oil and gas pipelines have been built to circle the entire globe. more bill press is coming up...
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we're down to barack obama or mitt romney. one of them is pro-american worker. the other is not. >> it is simple as that. that's what we have to communicate. communicate it very simply and loudly and clearly. we're in charlotte north carolina. you mention that. we would have preferred being in another city. but you know what? that's over with. what we've got to do now is leave charlotte after this convention is over and we've got to do what we do best and that's putting boots on the ground. we had 40,000 activists and leaders and volunteers on the ground in 2008. s ofafscme is going to have 80,000 boots on the ground this year. the afl-cio has a new program worker's voice. we'll have 400,000 union members that are going to be working in their communities across this country. not only knocking on union doors and union households but knocking on every single household in our communities to get the word out. >> bill: you heard it. that's the ground force president obama needs. it will be providing lee saunders great work, great leadership. thank you for stopping by
we're down to barack obama or mitt romney. one of them is pro-american worker. the other is not. >> it is simple as that. that's what we have to communicate. communicate it very simply and loudly and clearly. we're in charlotte north carolina. you mention that. we would have preferred being in another city. but you know what? that's over with. what we've got to do now is leave charlotte after this convention is over and we've got to do what we do best and that's putting boots on the...
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romney has $18.3 million that he's raising from wall street, and president obama is down to $5.5 million, which is still a ton of money but still $9 million less than he raised last time from wall street. in order to talk about this, etc. bring in an exert. bill cohen. he has best selling book "money and power: how goldman sachs came to rule the world" great to have you again. >> always great to be here. >> cenk: is it that stupid fat cat--i don't mean stupid by president obama but stupid because they have given such enormous weight, oh, calling them a fat cat, is that what ticked them off? financially they should love obama. >> well, you know, that's the irony. he calls them fat cats. he said he didn't want to help the fat cat bankers but he did. yes, the low on the dow was 6500 in march of '09. now it's twice as high, 13,000, what you didn't mention was that obama bailed out wall street without the bailout without the tarp without the trillions of dollars that the fed pumped through wall street, all those wall street firms could very well be gone. he saved those wall street firms. whic
romney has $18.3 million that he's raising from wall street, and president obama is down to $5.5 million, which is still a ton of money but still $9 million less than he raised last time from wall street. in order to talk about this, etc. bring in an exert. bill cohen. he has best selling book "money and power: how goldman sachs came to rule the world" great to have you again. >> always great to be here. >> cenk: is it that stupid fat cat--i don't mean stupid by president...
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this is mitt romney giving a speech down in south carolina when he's governor of massachusetts. back in 2005. here he goes. >> it is -- our society is supposed to be indifferent about whether children have a mother and a father. today, same-sex couples are marrying under the law in massachusetts. some are actually having children born to them. we've been asked to change their birth certificates to remove the phrase mother and father and replace it with parent a and parent b. it is not right on paper. it is not right in fact. every child has the right to have a mother and a father. [ applause ] >> bill: first of all chris is that the same thing he was saying in massachusetts? and what does that mean? >> yeah, this -- this idea of when he was running for president, the run-up to the 2008 run he was really taking advantage of showing his -- to the conservative community. remember this was a speech in south carolina. and he talked about this issue that "the boston globe" had finally gotten some documents from -- during his governorship recently and ran a story last week that he real
this is mitt romney giving a speech down in south carolina when he's governor of massachusetts. back in 2005. here he goes. >> it is -- our society is supposed to be indifferent about whether children have a mother and a father. today, same-sex couples are marrying under the law in massachusetts. some are actually having children born to them. we've been asked to change their birth certificates to remove the phrase mother and father and replace it with parent a and parent b. it is not...
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down ticket. judgeships. focus on your ballot. >> stephanie: we're back with some closing thoughts and some horrifying mitt romney video next on this debate night edition of talking liberally "the stephanie miller show." presents special election coverage, with unrivaled social media, straight from the campaigns, the pundits, and from viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore, someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> overall, it was a clear win. >> now that's politically direct. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy underneath my blanket just so i can get on e-trade. check my investment portfolio, research stocks... wait, why are you taking... oh, i see...solitary. just a man and his thoughts. and a smartphone... with an
down ticket. judgeships. focus on your ballot. >> stephanie: we're back with some closing thoughts and some horrifying mitt romney video next on this debate night edition of talking liberally "the stephanie miller show." presents special election coverage, with unrivaled social media, straight from the campaigns, the pundits, and from viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore, someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> overall,...
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helping the rich with the idea that that helps the economy fine, vote for mitt romney. if you want to build from the middle class up, vote for me. that message seems like that's a clear one that will resonate? >> i think we have got to put it in a tighter package. we have to put a bow on it. we have to maybe make it very clear to the american people that this is about the middle class. this is about working families. this is about folks who lost 40% of their wealth in the last 10 years. if you -- you know, we are putting it back. we are helping the middle class and, you know, mitt romney may claim in his small town tour -- that's a joke for him to be a small town but anyway, that's like me playing for the nationals in scepter litchfield instead of bryce harper. come on. but this really is about who is fighting for middle class families. and he's got to get that narrative. folks understand that a little clearer. >> had beening will be the -- healthcare will be the big issue last week, this letter september by leahy and grassley saying it should be televised? >> i don't t
helping the rich with the idea that that helps the economy fine, vote for mitt romney. if you want to build from the middle class up, vote for me. that message seems like that's a clear one that will resonate? >> i think we have got to put it in a tighter package. we have to put a bow on it. we have to maybe make it very clear to the american people that this is about the middle class. this is about working families. this is about folks who lost 40% of their wealth in the last 10 years....
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. >> why have americans not learned that trickle-down economics don't work and never worked, and why they are still looking at mitt romney as though he is going to be the one that makes it work. >> yeah literally whether it's foreign policy in the bush administration, or his tax cuts for the rich, this literally is the bush administration only worse. it is literally more tax cuts for the top 1% and more pre-emptive wars. you have got to read aris piece it's really terrifying. it is mortarfying than licking a peanut out of a monkey's butt. >> how would you know. >> listen it's just -- 18 hours after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: call stephanie right now. she is easy. 1-800-steph-1-2 >> we're still up on the -- >> oh, no. >> yes. >> would you like to eat a noodle? >> no. that's like lady and the tramp. >> it would be cute. >> and then you push a meatball over with your nose. [ laughter ] [ recorded show playing in the background ] we will not settle for easy answers. (vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every n
. >> why have americans not learned that trickle-down economics don't work and never worked, and why they are still looking at mitt romney as though he is going to be the one that makes it work. >> yeah literally whether it's foreign policy in the bush administration, or his tax cuts for the rich, this literally is the bush administration only worse. it is literally more tax cuts for the top 1% and more pre-emptive wars. you have got to read aris piece it's really terrifying. it is...
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would be thinking right now as it winds down, what they're doing right now. do they have a realistic impression of how it's going to come out? >> i think that--i think that some of the body language tells you that they have a realistic idea. i think the president is energy "ienergized. mitt romney has looked a little bit tired. you cannot convey that in anyway shape or form. he has added some desperation events tomorrow, including in pennsylvania which shows you he's trying everything he possibly can to pull it out. i think they're counting down the hours. an on election day you know how that is, eliot. you just--there is a moment where you're going oh to have a few hours to yourself, where you're not going to be campaigning, and all you might want to do is sleep. >> eliot: it is exhaustion. you're running on adrenaline and vapors. every campaign, whether you're winning by 20 or it's neck and neck or you're down by 20, you're completely spent. this is a public and very difficult trying process for any candidate, energizing, and the adrenaline is unbelievable.
would be thinking right now as it winds down, what they're doing right now. do they have a realistic impression of how it's going to come out? >> i think that--i think that some of the body language tells you that they have a realistic idea. i think the president is energy "ienergized. mitt romney has looked a little bit tired. you cannot convey that in anyway shape or form. he has added some desperation events tomorrow, including in pennsylvania which shows you he's trying...